Pune: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Saturday said the FIR registered by the Karnataka police in his uncle Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash had been transferred to the Maharashtra CID but it still did not act on it, while the CID officers told TOI that it had been made a part of…
CHENNAI: PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss has launched a blistering attack on chief minister M K Stalin, accusing him of committing a “historic betrayal” against women by orchestrating the defeat in Lok Sabha of a Constitution Amendment Bill for 33% women’s reservation.In a statement that drew sharp parallels between the chief minister and historical dictators, Anbumani…
Kolkata: A sharp reduction in voter rolls across Salt Lake, New Town, Rajarhat-Gopalpur and adjoining areas under Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation post SIR has set the stage for an unusually tight contest in this year’s assembly election, with all major parties recalibrating their strategies.The SIR has led to the deletion of over one-fifth of voters in…
Panaji: Amid concerns about groundwater being contaminated by sewage, particularly during the monsoons, the Corporation of the City of Panaji has directed residents, builders and contractors to ensure that all septic tanks adhere to stringent norms.CCP has specified guidelines for construction of standard septic tanks in the state capital, stating that they should be designed…
Ludhiana: A city-based contractor has been arrested and granted bail after allegedly assaulting vegetable market workers and threatening a govt official following the cancellation of his operating licence.The Punjab Mandi Board cancelled the contract of Syed Raza Hussain, known as “Raju”, following allegations of overcharging vendors at a local parking lot and market space. Police…
Lucknow: Under a harsh Friday sun and the lingering stench of smoke, survivors of the Vikas Nagar fire bent over charred remains rebuilding their shattered lives — one bamboo pole, one torn tarpaulin, one salvaged cloth at a time. Sarees now serve as roofs, plastic sheets as walls, and broken sticks hold together fragile shelters…
Rajkot: A young businessman and his wife tragically died of suffocation and burns after a huge fire broke out in their bungalow in Limbdi town of Surendranagar district around Friday midnight.“Preliminary investigation revealed that a technical fault in the air conditioner led to a blast and fire. The flames spread quickly and engulfed the entire…
Abdul Majeed Hakeem Ilahi LUCKNOW: Abdul Majeed Hakeem Ilahi, special representative of Iran’s Supreme Leader in India, on Saturday said that recent efforts to advance Iran-US peace talks have failed after Washington allegedly deviated from a mutually accepted framework.Speaking at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow while en route to Delhi, Ilahi said Iran…
The government on Saturday said the threat posed by a possible El Nino this year is unlikely to cause major damage to agriculture, pointing to stronger irrigation systems, higher reservoir storage and better preparedness than in past drought-linked years.The assurance came after Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a review meeting ahead of the Kharif…
Akshay Kumar recently shared a fascinating tidbit about his days filming ‘Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani’, revealing that he raked in an astonishing Rs 8-9 lakh daily. As he celebrates the launch of his latest venture ‘Bhooth Bangla’, this nostalgic glimpse into the past has fans buzzing with excitement. Read the full article to know…
